Hinge for water closet seats and covers



Feb. 2, 1932. D. s. WARTH HINGE FOR WATER CLOSET SEATS AND COVERS Filed Oct. 19, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Dudfey 3. Wdrth. By My Jaw 4 Attorney Feb. 2, 1932. D. 2;. WARTH HINGE FOR WATER CLOSET SEATS AND COVERS Filed Oct. 19. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W 6E MIOM m VM v s m mm mm m\ 1 \MW w v i & ,4 4 1% 1.1 9 mm cm 5 mm mm mm m. m. @T\

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A itmney Patented Feb. 2, 1932 UNI STATES PATENT oFF c DUDLEY S. WARTH, OF RYE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO C. F. CHURCH MFG. CO., OF

CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS HINGE FOR WATER CLOSET SEATS AND COVERS AppIication filed October 19, 1929. Serial No. 400,940.

My invention relates to hinges for water closet seats and covers and is for use more particularly in connectionwith that type of water closet in which the flushing rim extends rearwardly toward the seat attachment further than in the ordinary water closet bowl and thereby provides an opening which also extends further rearwardly. When such bowls are provided with the usual type of seat and cover'having the usual hinge mounting it is common for the opening of the bowl to extend beyond the back edge of such seats and covers and to show, when supposed to be covered, and thus to give an unsightly appearance to the whole arrange- 'ment.

It is one of the objects of the invention to bring the seat and cover. so close to the hinge and hinge supports-thatsaid seat and cover will effectively cover the entire opening of the bowl and thus give to the arrangement a more finished and presentable appearance.

' It is a further object of the invention to provide a simple, inexpensive and compact inge device which is simple to install and not likely to get out of order." Theseand other objects of the invention will readily appear to those skilled in the art to which it appertains by a consideration of the following detailed description of one embodiment of the invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a-perspective view ofa hinge device constructed in accordance with the present invention as assembled in position on a toilet bowl, part of the seat and cover being broken away; v I

Fig. 2 is an exploded View of the hinge device showing the differentparts more in detail; and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

The reference character 11 indicates a water closet bowl which is usually construct ed of porcelain or vitreous ware and has an integral extension 12 with apertures'therein for the reception of the threaded portions 13 of a pair of hinge posts 14. Each hinge post 14 is provided with a flange 15 which may be integral therewithand which rests on the material interposed between the flange 15 and the extension 12 on the upper side thereof and a rubber washer 17 and a metal washer 17a interposed between the nut 16 and the cushion washer 17 of rubber or other suitable I extension 12 on the under side thereof. The

above described method of fastening the hinge posts to the water closet may be used,

or any suitable'equivalent thereof, this feature of the construction constituting no part of my invention. v

- The hinge posts 14 extend substantially vertically upward and areprovided at their upper ends with horizontal cylindrical sockets 18. It will be noticed that the interme.

diate portions of the hinge posts are cutaway j as indicated at 19 to permit the hinge mem- .bers to swing downwardly and backwardly .further vthan would otherwise be possible.

It will also be noticed that the .threaded'portion 13 is not in line with the upper portion of the post 14 which extends above the flange.

15 but. is positioned farther toward the front of the bowl (Fig. 1) so that the lower portion is offset with respect to the upper portion. 7 A pintle 20 is of the proper length to fit into the two opposing sockets 18 and extend therebetween when the posts '14 are in position'on the Water closet and is free to rotate in the sockets18. The parts which are mounted on the pintle and which are to be presently described are also free to rotate thereon. A seat hinge member 21 may be provided with a downwardly extending portion 21a and also with upwardly extending ears22 having aper tures 23 therethrough for mounting on the pintle 20. A pair of seat cover hingemem bers 24 may be provided each having an aperture 25 therein for the reception of the pintle20. A portion of each member 24 is threaded as at 26 to provide means for securing said member tothe seat cover." A shoulder 35 may also be provided on each member 24 to assist in rigidly securing the seat cover. A sleeve 27 may be provided having an internal diameter slightly larger than that of the pintle 20 and adapted to slide onto the pintle and to serve as a spacer for the adjacent seat cover hinge members 24.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1, it will be noticed that the flushing rim of the water closet bowl extends rearwardly toward the seat attachment thereby providing an opening which also extends rearwardly as at 28. A toilet seat 29 is provided with asimilar rearwardly extending portion 30 which extends over the opening 28 and serves to entirely cover it when the seat is in the lowered position. The portion 30 rests against the downwardly extending portion 21a of the seat hinge member 21 and is fastened thereto by screws 31 which pass through holes 32 in the downwardly extending portion 21a. A seat cover is indicated at 33 and also has a rearwardly extending portion 34: adapted to lie above the portion 30 of the seat 29. The seat cover hinge members 2a are screwed into the rear of the seat cover until stopped by the shoulders 35.

In assembling the parts it will be. understood that the seat hinge member 21 is fastened to the seat 29 and the seat cover hinge members 24 are fastened to the seat cover 33 and then these portions are assembled with the sleeve 27 on the pintle 20 which in turn is inserted into the sockets 18 of the hinge posts 14 and finally the whole arrangement is placed in position on the bowl by slipping "the threaded lower portions 13 of the hinge posts through the apertures provided there-' 'for in the water closet and the whole is secured in position.

It will be observed that the member 21 by its conformation and downwardly extending position assisted by the cut-away portion 19 of the posts 14 is located substantially under the pintle 20 and the rearwardly extending portion 30 of the seat 29 is positioned farther to the rear than has heretofore been the practice and so effectively covers the opening 28. The offset relation of the threaded portion 13 also contributes to positioning the hinge and seat farther to the rear. t

It isto be understood that the above described embodiment of the invention is for the purpose of illustration only and various changesmay be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionas defined in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In combination, a water closet having a rearwardly extending flushing rim which provides a rearwardly extending opening, a seat with a projecting portion adapted. to extend over said opening,-a pair of hinge posts sejcured to the bowl substantially in line with the rear edge of the projecting portion of said seat, a horizontal pintleextending between said hinge-posts, and a seat hinge member mounted on said pintle and having a portion extending substantially downwardly, and

means for securing said downwardly extending portion to the rear of said seat.

2. In combination, a water closet having a rearwardly extending flushing rim which provides a rearwardly extending opening, a seat with a projecting portion adapted to extend over said opening, a seat cover having a projecting portion adapted to lie above the projecting portion of said seat, a pair of substantially vertical hinge posts secured to the bowl substantially in line with the rear edge of the projecting portion of said seat, a horizontal pintle extending between said hinge posts, hinge members mounted on said pintle between said hinge posts and secured to the rear of the seat cover, a seat hinge member also mounted on said pintle and having a portion extending substantially downwardly, and-means for securing said downwardly extending portion to the rear of said seat.

3. In combination, a water closet having a rearwardly extending flushing rim which provides a rearwardly extending opening, a seat with a projecting portion adapted to extend over said opening, a seat cover having a projecting portion adapted to lie above the projecting portion of the seat, a pair ofhinge posts secured to the bowl substantially in line with the rearedge of the projecting portion of said seat, a horizontal pintle extending between said hinge posts, a seat hinge member having ears mounted on saidpintle and adjacent to said posts and having a downwardly extending portion, seat cover hinge members mounted. on said pintle adjacent to said ears, and a spacing sleeve between said seat cover hinge members, said seat hinge member being secured to the rear of the seat and said seat cover hinge members being secured to the rear of said cover.

4. In combination, water closet having a rearwardly extending flushing rim which provides a rearwardly extending opening, a

7 seat with a projecting portion adapted to exportion extending substantially downwardly,

and meansfor securing said downwardly extending portion to the rear of said seat, the height of the pintle above the surface on which the seat and cover rest being such that the plane of the cover is in substantial alinement with the axis of the pintle and the seat is in substantial alinement with the downwardly extending hinge portion.

5. A hinge for a water closet seat and cover, comprising a pair of substantially vertical hinge posts adapted to be secured to a water closet bowl, a horizontal pintle extending between said posts, a seat hinge member having ears mounted on said pintle adjacent to said posts and having a downwardly extending portion adapted to be secured to the rear of a water closet seat, said posts having cutaway portions to permit said member to swing substantially downwardly beneath said pintle, seat cover hinge members mounted on said pintle adjacent to said ears, and a sleeve mounted on said pintle between said seat cover hinge memers.

6. A hinge for a water closet, seat, com prising a pair of substantially vertical hinge posts adapted to be secured to a water closet bowl and hinge means associated with said posts and adapted to be secured to the rear edge of a water closet seat, said posts being so designed that the rear edge of the seat extends backwards to a position sub stantially in line with the posts.

7. A hinge for a water closet seat, comprising a pair of substantially vertical hinge posts adapted to be secured to a water closet bowl, each post having a downwardly extending portion adapted to extend through an aperture in the water closet and an u wardly extending portion adapted to" e hingedly connected with the seat, said downwardly extending portion being offset in a direction parallel with the axis of the seat from the upwardly extending portion.

8. In combination, a water closet having a rearwardly extending flushing rim which provides a rearwardly extending opening, a seat with a projecting portion adapted to extend over said opening, a pair of hinge posts secured to the bowl substantially in line with the rear edge of the rejecting portion of said seat, and a seat inge member pivotally connected with said posts and secured to the rear of said seat.

9. In a hinge for a water closet seat, a pair of hinged posts, each post having a downwardly extending stud adapted to pass through an aperture in a water closet bowl and positioned nearer to the front of the bowl than the center line of the post and each post having an upwardly extending por tion cut away at its forward side to permit the seat to be positioned further to the rear of the bowl than would be possible if said upwardly extending portion were not so cut away.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

DUDLEY S. WARTIL 

